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All distributors are required to ensure their charges for distributing products or services represent fair value, according to guidance from the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) on its incoming Consumer Duty. The guidance...

This week the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) published the final rules and guidance for its landmark Consumer Duty. The rules promise to trigger a major shift in how the financial services industry...

A former mortgage broker has been jailed and disqualified from being a director for a second time after committing mortgage and loan fraud. Cindy Brad from Melton Mowbray illegally obtained £200,000 from...

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has rejected calls to require signposting for consumers who are denied insurance cover because of pre-existing health problems. The regulator already requires signposting in the travel insurance...

UK bosses claim that ensuring robust mental and physical health among employees is key to increasing productivity and profitability, and is the main aim of health and wellbeing policies. The vast majority...

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has named the 26 funeral plan providers that it has authorised as it takes over regulation of the market from today. These firms hold approximately 1.6 million...

Mortgage Advice Bureau (MAB) has taken a majority ownership stake in protection advice firm Vita Financial as it seeks to expand in the protection insurance market. The network said it increased its...

Maxis Global Benefits Network (Maxis GBN) has partnered with health insurance solutions provider Further Group to offer its critical advantage solution to multinational clients. By using Further multinationals will be able to...

MPs are calling on government to appoint a menopause ambassador who would report every six months on "particularly poor" employer practices in supporting menopausal women. The recommendation features in a cross-party House...

The Financial Conduct Authority's (FCA) failure to explicitly ban loaded premiums under its Consumer Duty means the pressure is on insurers and distributors to justify continuing the controversial practice, according to St...